Oxford man sentenced on firearm violations

PHILADELPHIA — An Oxford man was sentenced Friday on federal charges for illegally possessing dozens of firearms, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

After a joint investigation by state and federal authorities, Joseph White, 46, was sentenced to eight years in prison, a $1,500 fine and three years of supervised release for possessing firearms as a convicted felon.

According to officials, on April 12, 2012, state troopers were called to White’s home for a domestic disturbance. When they arrived they found a loaded .44 caliber handgun and a loaded shotgun in White’s possession.

When troopers returned to his home with a search warrant they discovered 91 additional firearms, including a machine gun, a sawed-off shotgun and parts to a rocket launcher. They also found a large quantity of ammunition, U.S. Attorney’s Office officials said.

Officials said White was previously convicted on state charges of drug dealing and receiving stolen property. Convicted felons are prohibited from possessing firearms under state and federal law.

White pleaded guilty to the charges in January.

The case was investigated by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Pennsylvania State Police. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert J. Livermore.